Come work with us.

As a company we offer competitive salaries, an excellent benefits package, and plenty of time off. We want everyone to think and act like owners, so every employee is part of our stock option program meaning you are, in fact, a part owner.

We’re a hardworking, collaborative and results oriented team and we’re looking for fresh new talent to help us take our business to the next level. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to hr@silkstart.com if you are interested in an open position or our company in general.

Great Office

Conveniently located in downtown Victoria with bike storage, showers, a ping-pong table, and a rooftop patio.

Stock Options

Every employee is part of our stock option plan, meaning you’re a part owner.

Health and Wellness

To stay healthy and balanced we provide medical and dental coverage, a fitness and meditation reimbursement program, and an office dog.

Life Balance

We don't punch clocks. We care about results and offer flexible schedules, remote work, full-time or part-time, three weeks of paid vacation, and additional unpaid time off as needed.

Learning & Development

Whether it's purchasing books, taking a class or tackling something new, you should always be learning.

Office Culture

We offer autonomy in a respectful and collaborative environment where you get to make a difference and have some fun. From lawn bowling to board games to bbq\’s, we try and mix it up once in a while.

Our Core Values

Customer Obsession

We believe that if you obsess over the customer, all else will follow. We stand out through the ongoing support we provide our customers. See what they have to say.

Continuous improvement (Kaizen)

We seek to continually learn, develop and grow as individuals and as a company.

Teamwork

We work and play as a team. We value diversity knowing it creates a strong team.

Be the change you seek

We challenge the status quo, value calculated risk taking and constantly look for ways to action change. We believe we can do great things.

Life balance

We recognize that employees have lives outside of work. We value life balance and will be as flexible as possible as a company.

Currently Available Positions

Intermediate Python Developer

The Role

SilkStart is a leading provider of SaaS association management software, all built on Python. As a company we’re a tightknit team of 13 and growing. We offer competitive salaries, full benefits, flexible scheduling, and plenty of time off. We want everyone to think and act like owners, so every employee gets stock options meaning you are, in fact, a part owner. We offer autonomy in a respectful and collaborative environment where you get to make a difference and have some fun.

At SilkStart you can take a lead role in developing an early stage technology platform and learn as we grow. We’re in the process of modernizing our stack and scaling up our infrastructure, so you’ll get to work on high performance enterprise architecture in Python. Areas we’re working on include: distributed web services with Pylons and Pyramid, database design with Postgres and SQLAlchemy, message bussing with RabbitMQ, caching and pub-sub with MongoDB and Redis, and dev-ops automation on the AWS cloud stack. We have a rapidly growing client base with interesting and challenging problems to solve.

Our leadership team has done this before, more than once. We’re a well run company with a real product with clients and revenue. People leave on time, timelines are reasonable, schedules are flexible, and we encourage outside interests with options like remote hours, less than full time positions, and unpaid leave. We’ll pay for your gym membership, the books you want to read, and workshops and seminars to keep you growing. Our core values are: Customer Obsession, Continuous Improvement, Teamwork, Be the Change you Seek, and Life Balance.

What We're Looking For

Smart. We expect you to quickly get up to speed on our technology and add value. We’re also going to give you autonomy on important things and expect great work.

Desire to Learn and Grow.You’re a lifelong learner eager to take on new challenges and grow. You enjoy learning new frameworks, design patterns, and architectural approaches. You love books. (We’ll buy them!)

Great Attitude. You are willing to roll up your sleeves and do what needs to be done. This is not a ‘that’s not my job’ or ‘I don’t know how to do that’ environment. We’re a small, entrepreneurial team that all pitches in to get the job done.